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Cuba's Yasmani Tomas reacts after hitting an RBI single against the Netherlands in the eighth inning at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) second round game in Tokyo in this March 11, 2013 file picture. The 23-year-old Cuban outfielder has defected, official media reported on Friday, apparently in hopes of joining compatriots who have signed lucrative contracts with Major League Baseball teams. Tomas, a member of the Cuban national team and the Havana-based Industriales club, left Cuba "through unscrupulous, illegal human trafficking," the Communist Party newspaper Granma reported. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files (JAPAN - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)